In the last week and a half, The Portal to Texas History was honored to sponsor and have an exhibitor’s booth at the Texas Council for the Social Studies’ Annual Conference and the Texas General Land Office’s Save Texas History Symposium. Jake Mangum was happy to a represent the Portal at the Texas Council for… Read more »
Yearly Archives:: 2025
Three Texas Libraries Receive Newspaper Digitization Grants from the Ladd & Katherine Hancher Foundation
The Ladd & Katherine Hancher Library Foundation has awarded three Texas public libraries with grant awards totaling $76,340.00 to digitize their community newspapers. The award recipients are: The La Porte Public Library to digitize the La Porte Chronicle The Pilot Point Public Library to digitize the Pilot Point Post-Signal The Crowley Public Library, to digitize… Read more »
Helen McDonald Memorial Nimitz Conference Recap
Written by Isabella Baxter, student assistant in UNT Libraries’ Digital Projects Lab The National Museum of the Pacific War’s annual conference, hosted by the Admiral Nimitz Foundation, was held at the Historic Nimitz Ballroom in Fredericksburg, TX, on October 17th-18th, 2025. This year’s theme was “Pop Culture, Propaganda, and Politics: Reflections on the Pacific War… Read more »
23rd Annual Family History Conference
The Portal to Texas History had the pleasure of being a sponsor of the 23rd Annual Family History Conference in Tyler, Texas, on October 11, 2025. Jake Mangum attended the conference as a representative of the Portal. This year’s theme, “Your Past Unlocked: Emerging Technology in Genealogy,” seamlessly aligned with the Portal’s mission to offer… Read more »
UNT @ the 2025 National Digital Newspaper Program Awardee Meeting
On September 29 and 30, 2025, Tim Gieringer and Ana Krahmer represented UNT at the National Digital Newspaper Program’s Annual Awardee Meeting. This meeting, hosted by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress, marked the 20th anniversary of the National Digital Newspaper Program, while UNT marked its eight award round. In… Read more »
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